Antenna Theory and Microstrip Antennas (Hardcover, 1st)

Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Antennas
Radiation Mechanism
Two Kinds of Linear Elementary Sources and Huygens’ Planar Element
Fundamental Parameters of Antennas
Chapter 2 Arrays and Array Synthesis
N-Element Linear Array: Uniform Amplitude and Spacing
Phased (Scanning) Array, Grating Lobe and Sub-Array
N-Element Linear Array: Uniform Spacing, Nonuniform Amplitude
N-Element Linear Array : Uniform Amplitude, Nonuniform Spacing
Signal Processing Antenna Array
Planar Arrays
Array Synthesis Through Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Chapter 3 Microstrip Patch Antennas
Cavity Model and Transmission Line Model
Improvement and Extension to the Cavity Model
Design Procedure of a Single Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antenna
Example of LTCC Microstrip Patch Antenna
Chapter 4 Spectral Domain Approach and its Application to Microstrip Antennas
Basic Concept of Spectral Domain Approach
Some Useful Transform Relations
Scalarization of Maxwell’s Equations
Dyadic Green’s Function (DGF)
Mixed Potential Representations
Transmission-Line Green’s Functions
Introduction to Complex Integration Techniques
Full Wave Discrete Image and Full Wave Analysis of Microstrip Antennas
Asymptotic Integration Techniques and Their Applications
Chapter 5 Effective Methods in Using Commercial Software for Antenna Design
Space Mapping (SM) Technique
Extrapolation and Interpolation Methods
Using Model From Physical Insight to Create Formula
Using Model From the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to Train Formula
Summary
Chapter 6 Design of Conventional and DBF Microstrip Antenna Arrays
Feeding Architecture
Design of Power Divider and Transmission on the Transformer
Design Examples of Microstrip Antenna Arrays
Mutual Coupling in Finite Microstrip Antenna Arrays
Introduction to a Digital Beamforming Receiving Microstrip Antenna Array
Chapter 7 High Frequency Methods and Their Applications to Antennas
Geometrical Optics
Physical Optics
Diffraction by a Conducting Half Plane With Normal Incidence
Diffraction by a Conducting Half Plane With Arbitrary Incidence
Applications of Geometrical Theory of Diffraction in Antennas
Fresnel Diffraction in Three Dimensions
Chapter 8 Planar Near-Field Measurement and Array Diagnostics
Fundamental Transformations
Probe Compensation
Integral Equation Approach
Array Diagnostics
Index